RE: Paris 2014 - PH Liveblog
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Saw two of these on the M40 yesterday morning - absolutely awful. After the good job Land Rover have done on the design of the Evoque, RR and RRS, they've well and truly ballsed this design up.
It looks like a Chinese rip-off of the current RRS. A shame because the outgoing Discovery, to my eyes, looks purposeful and attractive in a utilitarian way.
It looks like a Chinese rip-off of the current RRS. A shame because the outgoing Discovery, to my eyes, looks purposeful and attractive in a utilitarian way.
The Land Rover Sport isn't bad looking, but it's not exactly something to get excited about, either. PH-worthy? Not in my book. I'm sure I'll be seeing ship-loads of them on the roads and in the parking lots of America soon enough. On the other hand, this is definitely something to get excited about!
Article said:
Ducati engined XL1
Any more info? MrBarry123 said:
Saw two of these on the M40 yesterday morning - absolutely awful. After the good job Land Rover have done on the design of the Evoque, RR and RRS, they've well and truly ballsed this design up.
It looks like a Chinese rip-off of the current RRS. A shame because the outgoing Discovery, to my eyes, looks purposeful and attractive in a utilitarian way.
You're aware this is a replacement for the dumpy old Freelander, aren't you? FF Discovery replacement comes n 2016.It looks like a Chinese rip-off of the current RRS. A shame because the outgoing Discovery, to my eyes, looks purposeful and attractive in a utilitarian way.
Even those paid to promote the cars don't understand Land Rover's model range.Bacchus said:
"Sad really but a reflection of the times we live in. I know, I know, I shouldn't advocate speeding and all that. But when a gentleman in a Lamborghini meets a gentleman in a Ferrari on the road to Paris and both are so cowed by paranoia there's not even a cheeky little squirt up the road there's something badly wrong with the world. I can't help but think a couple of decades ago it'd have been loafers to the carpet and last one to lunch pays the bill. Ho hum."
Amen to that!!
Couldn't agree more. The usual suspects really are sucking all the life out of...life. Amen to that!!
PH said:
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (I had no idea but turns out she's posh, skinny, British and in town because it's Paris fashion week)...
...And is engaged to a compatriot who's often seen on screen at the wheel of an S8, and is quite handy with his fists, and feet, elbows, forehead, etc...
ess said:
Can anyone explain to me why we don't have a British motor show anymore ?
Surely given the sheer number of vehicles produced on the isle, variety of marques and specialist engineering/manufacturing it makes sense.
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I'd be happy with more boutique style shows like Goodwood. Surely given the sheer number of vehicles produced on the isle, variety of marques and specialist engineering/manufacturing it makes sense.
s
With Geneva and Paris/Berlin, there's no point in having yet another experience that would pretty much be the same.
Maybe a British engineering and motorsport show is what you're after.
Hellbound said:
ess said:
Can anyone explain to me why we don't have a British motor show anymore ?
Surely given the sheer number of vehicles produced on the isle, variety of marques and specialist engineering/manufacturing it makes sense.
s
I'd be happy with more boutique style shows like Goodwood. Surely given the sheer number of vehicles produced on the isle, variety of marques and specialist engineering/manufacturing it makes sense.
s
With Geneva and Paris/Berlin, there's no point in having yet another experience that would pretty much be the same.
Maybe a British engineering and motorsport show is what you're after.
I recall the last Excel motorshow I went to - A lot of the big manufacturers didn't even bother turning up.
A shame, though, as a good motorshow is a great day out.
M.
exceed said:
Do you have a link to the ditch test?
No, there are none I can find. Perhaps as an alternative to the ice bucket challenge, we should nominate Dan Trent to do this test - with cameras running. Perhaps it will help PH staffers take Land Rovers more seriously. They also do a test with the vehicle left in 600mm of water with the doors open for half an hour and then send some poor sod in to start it. Perhaps we should nominate Matt Bird for this as he is well experienced with driving the Caterham in all weathers.oldtimer2 said:
exceed said:
Do you have a link to the ditch test?
No, there are none I can find. Perhaps as an alternative to the ice bucket challenge, we should nominate Dan Trent to do this test - with cameras running. Perhaps it will help PH staffers take Land Rovers more seriously. They also do a test with the vehicle left in 600mm of water with the doors open for half an hour and then send some poor sod in to start it. Perhaps we should nominate Matt Bird for this as he is well experienced with driving the Caterham in all weathers.Here's VW doing it way back in the 1990's to an innocent Golf!
VW trash the knackers off a Golf
^^^Gets good at 2.33 in!
and
lets see if we can get the airbags to go off
;-)
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 2nd October 20:16
oldtimer2 said:
Yes I know, all good stuff. But that does not alter the challenge!
I'll put a word in and see if I can get the footage to share with the PH masses. It's not pretty, I'll warn you of that. After 90 minutes of immersion the repeated crack of alloy against concrete ditch certainly woke us all up!Dan
oldtimer2 said:
Dan Trent said:
I'll put a word in and see if I can get the footage to share with the PH masses. It's not pretty, I'll warn you of that. After 90 minutes of immersion the repeated crack of alloy against concrete ditch certainly woke us all up!
Dan
Thanks for that. Much appreciated!Dan
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